A basic given in this life is this: If you keep doing what you’ve always done, you’ll keep getting what you’ve always got! So, if it’s a healthy life and a fit body that you want, then it’s time to start making better health choices. One way to begin ushering in healthy living is to start making FEWER mindless decisions and making MORE mindful ones. I was thinking about this while I was driving the other day. I was approaching a street where I needed to make a turn, and as I always do, I engaged my turn signal.

When driving, you use your turn indicators to express your intentions regarding what direction you are about to go. Stating your intentions is not only good for driving but it is also good for healthy living. What if, before putting anything in your mouth, you also had to state your intention? What if you had to indicate what your health intentions were prior to putting any food into your mouth? I bet that would bring about more mindful eating and force your “intentions” out of the darkness and into the light. In a sense, the relationship between your body and your mind is a lot like the relationship between a car and its driver. Just like the car, your body has no choice but to accept whatever decisions that you make for it. Why not make today the day you become a more mindful driver and give mindful attention to your intentions? They say that attention is the active partner for intention. So I ask you, what are your health intentions for today?